Barry Fenton, who had intended sailing his father in law’s yacht, from Poole down to Algeciras in the Mediterranean, is informed by the Director that his name has inadvertently been given to a suspected Al Qaeda contact. He is told to embark quickly and stay out of the way while matters in the U.K. are sorted out. Unfortunately, events overtake him, and he is unable to do so.
A major terrorist cell is uncovered and Fenton finds himself inescapably involved in a search for the man called ‘The Sheikh’, the one who is allegedly behind the outrages.
His efforts are disrupted by attempts on his life. Finally ‘The Sheikh’ is identified, but can Fenton and Hunnicutt, his sidekick, apprehend him before he once more escapes across the Channel to start his malicious plotting all over again?
GOLIGHLY SMITH is one of the new breed of thriller writers and his Barry Fenton novels feature the problems of Counter Intelligence officers, faced with the real threat of world-wide terrorism.
Barry Fenton, who had intended sailing his father in law’s yacht, from Poole down to Algeciras in the Mediterranean, is informed by the Director that his name has inadvertently been given to a suspected Al Qaeda contact. He is told to embark quickly and stay out of the way while matters in the U.K. are sorted out. Unfortunately, events overtake him, and he is unable to do so.
A major terrorist cell is uncovered and Fenton finds himself inescapably involved in a search for the man called ‘The Sheikh’, the one who is allegedly behind the outrages.
His efforts are disrupted by attempts on his life. Finally ‘The Sheikh’ is identified, but can Fenton and Hunnicutt, his sidekick, apprehend him before he once more escapes across the Channel to start his malicious plotting all over again?
GOLIGHLY SMITH is one of the new breed of thriller writers and his Barry Fenton novels feature the problems of Counter Intelligence officers, faced with the real threat of world-wide terrorism.